I've been kind of avoiding posting this because I was hoping that someone with more posts and time on the boards would answer. I hated seeing this go unanswered; so I'll give you what little help I can.
Math, Theory and Psychology are useful in online and live as well as tourney and cash games. I think they make up the foundation of the NLH world.
read the beginning [the first 4 chapters] of The Mental Game of Poker (part 1)
read this post:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/32...-book-1399203/
I would recommend getting a good math book; but, I see you already did. Poker Math That Matter by Gaines or The Math of Hold'em by Moshman and Zare. PMtM is the better book; but it's thin. IIRC tMoH shows more actual math and has more about tourney play; but, it's not as well written.
Next, get a good theory book. The Theory of Poker is great but dense and can be boring if you're not serious about your game. It also involves examples from games you may not play like 7 card stud and Razz. I think it's definitely worth reading and definitely worth playing those games for free online to just understand the basic rules so that you can get the most out of that wonderful book; but, if you aren't that dedicated, skip it.
You can always read NLH Theory and Practice and Professional NLH vol.1. I haven't read J Little's new theory book so idk about it.
Then get the tMGoP part 2 and read the parts out of both that you need most.
the Psychology of Poker by schoonmaker is highly respected also.
A guy named Selbrede wrote a good transition book from those types of books to strategy for live cash games that I found useful. He also originally wrote a book on internet cash game stats. If that book is half as good as the one he wrote on live cash stats then it's worth picking up but I haven't read it.
Now to really get closer to answering your question.
I'd say that after reading those is the right time to move onto strategy books and then hand reading books.
App of NLH and Pokers 1% are both GTO strategy books (AoNLH is 6max cash) that I've been told overlap a bit (so you don't need both probably). While I'm sure it's important to you to understand GTO, I'd say that GTO is one of, if not, the last strategy needed in the player's arsenal. There are other strategy books that are for normal ++EV plays that are likely to make you money.
Decide to play great poker by duke
Poker plays you can use by hull
LTBR and HtRH@NLH are hand reading books. I haven't read LTBR but I've seen an excerpt and it was hard to read the authors poor English (don't get me wrong, English is a hard 2nd language. I just think you can get as much or more from 2p2). Im about to get into hand reading books so I cant comment much except to say that I was thinking of HtRH@NLH and Hole Card Confessions by owen gaines (author of your Poker Math that Matters)
IDK where How to be a Poker Player would fit in. Either early on or late in your reading I'd guess. But I would suggest looking into the author's shady past. That doesn't mean it's a bad book; he's just an iffy guy.
Since I'm a live player the only thing that I know to tell you after that is check this sub forum for other posts on other books.
Good Luck,
Psy
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